We found ourselves in the media spotlight recently when the Yorkshire Post came to do an article on us for their Country Week supplement. It was a great day telling all our stories of the history of the farmland and how we came to begin our piece of glamping heaven here on the lakes (and […]
The Glitz & Glam of the Tourism ‘Oscars’
The Kingfisher Lakes family had a wonderful evening at the REYTA’s (Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards) at Hull’s new Double Tree Hilton Hotel this week. It was a fantastic event and so inspiring to see all the local businesses getting together to celebrate the outstanding offering we have for tourists to our area. Although we […]
A sneaky peek at Spurn Point’s new Discovery Centre
What a great day we’ve had getting a sneak preview of the brand new Spurn Discovery Centre in this spectacular Nature Reserve right on the edge of the World (well, of Yorkshire!) jutting out into the North Sea. We were treated by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to a Safari tour in the Unimog across the […]
Kingfisher Lakes is shortlisted in the Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards!
All the team were proud as punch to hear that Kingfisher Lakes Glamping is a finalist in the ‘Remarkable East Yorkshire’ Tourism Awards 2018! This is extra special as it comes after only one season of providing our lakeside glamping accommodation and acitivites, so we couldn’t be happier! We’d like to say a massive thank […]
How to Build a Bug Hotel
Looking for inspiration for building a bug hotel? We had a under-used area of grass on the site and plenty of materials to use up from the potato farm we live on, so our friends at nearby Peckish Foods came over for the day and built this wonderful bug hotel for glamping guests (& luxury-loving […]
Flamborough Head Walks – The Edge of the Earth!
We feel so lucky to live close to the stunning East Yorkshire Coast and where better for an evening stroll across the clifftops watching the weather and the sunset than wild Flamborough Head walk. This walk was a nice 5mile, flat(ish) wander over grassed pathways starting from Flamborough Lighthouse (which is definitely worth a visit […]
Hull’s Old Town looking Fresh & New
To walk off some of that delicious food from the Street Food event we took a walk into the nearby Old Town which has had a stunning revamp. The area around Holy Trinity Church (which was recently re-dedicated as a Minster) was full of life with bars and cafes surrounding the serene square with […]